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*Immature comment saying "La Puta" is spanish for "the whore"*

So I received the Aki Revolve album this week, and I have to say I am very pleased and surprised by how good this album is, my favorite song was AFTERWORD, I really love the synths in it with a very catchy rhythm, I've seen some people complaining about Aki's synth  usage, but in my case I love it, and I agree this is the nearest to Laputa sound, especially in the last albums like New temptation, they were moving into that direction and I think it fits very well with Aki's voice, after that my second favorite was 螺旋メリーゴーランド, this song has some guitar lines that reminds me of Laputa older works too, like silent on looker and songs like that, very melodic and pleasant to listen to. Then I loved CLIMAX STARLIGHT, BACK IN THE DAY had very strong beautiful synths and a fast paced chorus that I enjoyed very much, and the lead song REVOLVE is also very good, synths and great guitar solos, this combination is total WIN.
 
I think I'm going to buy some of the other albums, and I saw he released some new EPs too, but I don't see them listed in the Zoisite shop page, maybe it will be featured later ^^  it's very refreshing to listen to Aki's voice again, I really missed some new material with his beautiful voice. I think their looks were ok, not the main reason of why someone would follow a band, the music needs to be good, and if they look good, for me that's just a plus, in the case of Aki, I think he looks pretty similar to what he looked back then, maybe less thin, but that's just age, he still looks cool and mystic, for me he looks a bit like Yukiya Fujita which is another singer I admire a lot and well, considering Aki has almost 50 it's amazing how good he looks in my opinion, and the voice is still as I remember it back in Laputa. 
 
When you draw Aki, please definitely share it I would love to see it.

Most people I know personally name them as just another band they like. And most of them also like dir en grey 😃. I watched some videos (illegally) uploaded on youtube of the solo projects of the other two members and I feel somehow that aki's work resembles Laputa the most. Though I cannot consider it as a continuation of Laputa, it is good enough for me to believe Laputa just changed again. Maybe, if they had not disbanded, this would be how they'd sound now. (But I still like Laputa more). And I'll be looking forward to your opinion on Aki's work. Thank you for talking interest in his solo work too so positively. Once, I searched his name on twitter and found some really negative comments on him, not about his music but his appearance. It is sad that some fans have turned to such views. Though I believe they didn't actually look so good in real life (maybe except for one member), it is simply... too wrong to reject his music because of it. This is one thing I hate about visual kei. The other is the aggression of fans. Surprisingly, the Laputa fans I know, (who also do not hold such opinions and continue to support him), are so much better than the ones I encounter elsewhere.
 
I read all the tweets on Kouichi's account and I came across him saying he wants to work in Tamiya: "最近　個人的な趣味から　TAMIYAに就職を熱望します　が　バンドはやめなければならないでしょうね". Seems more believable, especially with the latter clause. The account has a lot of weird tweets lol. I can barely understand what he has written in English. And also some personal looking tweets, one of which I take some pleasure in writing here lol: "あーぁ　always helena give my painful. because she want to love again...Now elsa love me so crazy..helena knew about there things. 別れたい". I view it with great doubt that he'd actually write something like that on an official account. But he might just be joking lol.
 
The truth is that I draw them frequently and don't want to spam this thread any more 😂. I am currently drawing Junji and have a plan for drawing aki later (in a certain impressionistic painting from the 1800's perhaps lol). Tomoi too after that. I am just an unemployed 15 year old hobbyist who has no other work (= no commissions) lol. But I am indeed busy due to which I couldn't reply any sooner.
 

Though I am not the least experience when it comes to Everlasting-k, Khaos Number has a Youtube channel where many trailers of aki's works are uploaded. I recommend the recent releases over the earlier ones. I don't know if it is just me or if the trailers really are boring compared to the whole songs. There is indeed one whole song there but it is a live recording. If you find anything interesting enough, you can buy it on Zoisite's shop, which was the only place I could find.

I'm also very happy to be able to talk about them.. honestly I don't know anybody else who likes this band the way I do, so i understand the feeling lol  the previews for this album sound awesome, my mailing service says the album will arrive this week, so I will definitely publish my opinion on it ^^  I can't wait to hear new music with Aki's voice which I always liked so much. A few days ago I got nostalgic, and I watched the "Heaven to perfection" DVD, that is such a great concert, I love the set list.  Unfortunately I'm not in Japan, but I'm planning to go by the end of the year for some other concerts I'm interested in, so I will be checking Aki's schedule in case he has something planned around those dates.
 
Thanks for sharing the Kouichi account, I don't think someone would fake him.. since he is not that famous now, so maybe it is legitimate. About DADA, the only DADA I know of is the vocalist from the band Velvet Eden, I haven't seen them much active recently, so maybe Koichi is working something with this person? interesting..  and thanks a lot for sharing the drawing! it looks amazing you have very good drawing skills, maybe you should draw Aki too, or maybe you have done it already? if so, please share too

Can any one direct me toeards Everlasting-K and Aki's solo stuff? I used to have Conflict/Live into Conflict, but lost them due to storage crashing.

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I'm glad this thread help revive some interest for Laputa and his members   they were definitely one of the greatest bands in visual kei history. On my side, I checked the vocalist's (Aki) recent works and it sounds very decent, so i ordered the latest album called "Revolve" , looking forward to it.

I've had some Laputa songs in my library for a bit now, but after seeing this thread, I grabbed their discography. Took a minute to grow on me, but I'm starting to really love them ... Thanks y'all!
 

I remember when Laputa disbanded, it was also one of my favorite bands at the time; I tried following up the vocalists (Aki)'s works, but it was very experimental when he first started and I really forgot to do some follow up on him!  I'm going to check out his latest works, if you have any recommended song, let me know
 
And I am very sad to know that Kouichi might have left the music scene.. he was so talented..

Can't believe they were being discussed here and I came to know now. I am familiar with nearly their entire discography, at least of what was released by them (I haven't listened to Darkside Nightmare yet). But it has been only five years since I know them. Even with such experience, I believe I can say this: New Temptation and  OΦΦ are the worst releases (in my opinion). Anyway, I can't even select a favourite album. @Zalemu Refrain Limit/Drug Habit would have been in my favourites had it not had that chorus. I love everything else about it. It is hard to believe it is not liked much.
 
From their later sound, 深海 is worth listening to. B.C., Crash boy, 木漏れ日, 君の声, borderline, masquerade and 舌 are some others. If you wish to listen to something old, Sadistの夢 is better than 私が消える (again, in my opinion). If you wish to listen to buy an entire album, try Cakera instead of Emadara and Jakou. (If you have time, try them too). I guess I can call these my favourite releases.
 
Something I wouldn't really recommend you to watch but should be shared: (restricted to their FC but someone yet uploaded it)
 
I have nearly all of their albums. That's my modest collection. Thinking of getting more soon, especially some VHS.
 
@geist I have noticed that many fans of Laputa also like Dir en grey, including me. @jaymee They talk about them?! Mind giving an example you might remember? I used to always argue that they are still popular in Japan and nobody believed me. But they have lost a lot of support from overseas. I seriously drew a fan art and posted it on a group on Facebook with nearly 7000 members and no one recognised them.
 
If you like them, please follow their solo projects too. Poor Kouichi (their guitarist) has not updated his website in 6 years. Guessing he must have left the music scene. The others are still active. The vocalist's solo project seems to be going really good. You may check out the previews uploaded on YouTube by Khaos Number if you like his voice. You can purchase his works on Zoisite if you like them too.

Can't believe they were being discussed here and I came to know now. I am familiar with nearly their entire discography, at least of what was released by them (I haven't listened to Darkside Nightmare yet). But it has been only five years since I know them. Even with such experience, I believe I can say this: New Temptation and  OΦΦ are the worst releases (in my opinion). Anyway, I can't even select a favourite album. @Zalemu Refrain Limit/Drug Habit would have been in my favourites had it not had that chorus. I love everything else about it. It is hard to believe it is not liked much.
 
From their later sound, 深海 is worth listening to. B.C., Crash boy, 木漏れ日, 君の声, borderline, masquerade and 舌 are some others. If you wish to listen to something old, Sadistの夢 is better than 私が消える (again, in my opinion). If you wish to listen to buy an entire album, try Cakera instead of Emadara and Jakou. (If you have time, try them too). I guess I can call these my favourite releases.
 
Something I wouldn't really recommend you to watch but should be shared: (restricted to their FC but someone yet uploaded it)
 
I have nearly all of their albums. That's my modest collection. Thinking of getting more soon, especially some VHS.
 
@geist I have noticed that many fans of Laputa also like Dir en grey, including me. @jaymee They talk about them?! Mind giving an example you might remember? I used to always argue that they are still popular in Japan and nobody believed me. But they have lost a lot of support from overseas. I seriously drew a fan art and posted it on a group on Facebook with nearly 7000 members and no one recognised them.
 
If you like them, please follow their solo projects too. Poor Kouichi (their guitarist) has not updated his website in 6 years. Guessing he must have left the music scene. The others are still active. The vocalist's solo project seems to be going really good. You may check out the previews uploaded on YouTube by Khaos Number if you like his voice. You can purchase his works on Zoisite if you like them too.

Laputa was a Japanese nagoya kei rock band, active from 1993 to 2004. The band chose its name from the flying island in Gulliver's Travels and tried to portray a similar unrealistic view of the world with their performance. Their 1997 album Emadera was named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.
 
I had never heard of these guys before and stumbled across them after listening to Dir en grey's "Ash" and their song "舌" was queued afterwards. What is everyone's thoughts on this band? Like them? Hate them? Favorite releases? They seem pretty interesting and I was looking to check them out later!
 
 
 

I can't believe you guys don't like Refrain Limit/Drug Habit, what the fuckkkk. That song was always a bop to me! Anyway, my favorite albums are 翔〜カケラ〜裸  and  絵〜エマダラ〜斑. I own the former and it's honestly one of my most prized possessions.
 
I also really love how emotive Aki is in their PVs and live performances. Just look at his eyes.